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H. D. PAYNE ET AL' original Filed sept. "L 1920 WASHING MACHINE WI-TH FOLDING yWRINGEB 7. 2 9 1 om 1 .L C O INVENToRs: /a/sey pdg/763 M/.eC/efque, S/'ane y 7,- gabe/"g, BY

ATTORNEY ,Il Il WITN ESSES:

Reissued `st. `r18, 1,927. I l

UNITED" -STATES l Re. 16,176

' HALSEY D. PAYNE,` ALVIN W. DE CLERQUE, AND SIDNEY T. SJ'OBERG, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 V`WESTIN'GHOUSE ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F EAST PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHING MACHINE WITH FOLDING WHINGEH.

- original No. 1,375,176, dateaiiprii 19, 1921, seriai No. 408,705, inea september 7, 1920. Application :or

reissue led April 20, 1923.

AThis invention relates' to laundry machines ofthe type commonly used in homes.

Y A generalv object of the invention is to provide a roller'inechanism which is .movable about a horizontal, axis extending transversely thereof.

One object ofthe inventionl is to provide a power-driven wringer movable from an elevated 'to a lowered position within .a cabinet. f

Another object of theinvention `is to piv- .motally dispose la power-driven wringer on a horizontal axis extending transversely of tially below such plane, and therefore capable of being concealed byA a cover which may beplaced across the top of the cabinet.

. It is well known that it is necessary to cover up wringers and other washing machinery between periods of use, in order to keep such devices from getting dirty and dete-l riorating by mere contact with air.N

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a power-driven wringer which may be Q moved from lelevated to lowered, position when lnot in use and in which the drive mechanism is disconnected when the wringer `is lowered. i l

-An'other object of the invention is to provide fa protective guard for the operating gearing of the mechanismin order that the gearing is housed both when the vgringer is vin elevated position and when it is in lowered position with the gearing disconnected whereby danger of damage and. injury is A further object of the inventionJ is the provision of a latch for securing the wringer in elevated and lowered positions.

A still further object ofthe ,invention is to 'rovide a construction which can be easily and inexpensively made, lwhich is satisfac- Serial No. 633,517.

tory in use and is not readily liable to get out of order.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

The invention comprises a` wringer piv- A voted for movement about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the wrin er,

whereby the wringer may be moved wit in a cabinet and alongside the tub. In such position the driving connectionis "broken, Casings are provided for housing the operating parts of the wringer, the nesting relations of the casings permitting expansion thereof on the lowering of the wringer so that the gears are also covered when disconnected. A latch locks the wringer in elevated orlowered position.

Referring to the drawings in which similar numerals represent the same parts throughout the several` views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of mechanism' illustrating the invention in its preferred form, parts being shown in section,

Fig. 2 is an end view ingelevation taken ,from the right hand side of Fig. 1, showing the wringer in elevated position.

Figs. 3 and 4 lare detail views of parts constituting the pivoted joint on which the wringer is' mounted so it can swing downwardly from elevated position. Fig. 1 shows in conventional form the upper portions of side walls 10-12 of a washing cabinet. 14 of the cabinet, a bracketl carrying a bearing 17 is secured by screws 18.

xA member 19 is in the bearing 17 and is rigid with a hollow casing 20 containing intermeshing bevel ears 22 and 24. The bevel gear 22 is power riven through the a ency of a vertical shaft-26 connected at its ower ends to the washing machine drive mechanisin. The latter mechanism, however, forms no part of this invention and, therefore, is not shown. Gear 24 drives a horizontal shaft `28, which carries a sprocket gear. 30, over which passes a chain 32, to drive a :sprocket gear 34 mounted on the shaftof t by bracket 38.A vBracket 38 is carried by a. downwardly extending frame member 40 in wliichshattL 28 is j ournaled.l

e lower of therollers 36 carried Adjacent to the upper edge d i p A support 41 projects laterally from `member 19 and frame member 40 is pivoted thereon by means of a hinge pin 42 passing through a hinge bearing 44, on the support 41, and hinge bearing 46 on frame Imember 40. Y

The lower end of frame member 40 also carries a hollow casing 48 which tits about casing 20, the two casings and-48 being so shaped and arranged that the wringer and attached parts may freely rotate about hinge pin 42 from the f-ull line positions of Figs. land 2, in which the wringer is-above the edge 14 of the cabinet, to the dotted line positions of Figs. 1 and, 2, where it 1s below the edge 14- of the cabinet and outof the way so thatthe-cabinet may be covered. It

will be noted that the bevel gears 22 and 24 are se arated when the wringer is moved p from t e full line position to the dotted llne` position and that the wringer drive mechanism is therefor rendered inoperative.

It will also be-"noted 'that the wringer. swings in the plane of its body, i. e., the plane of its rolls and can move deeply into the cabinet when being moved to an inoper- I-, ative position. A stop 49 is provided on bearing 44 for limitin the `downward movement o f the wringer y contact with frame member40.` f Y,

.A catch lever 50 is pivotally mounted atv '52 on the outside of casing 48 for detachably locking the wringer mechanism in ele' vated and lowered positions. .The leven 50.

carries a locking tooth 54 adapted to pass v through an aperture 55 in the casing 48 and into a selected one of the aperrtures 56, 58 the wall of the casing 20. Aperture 56 1s used when the wringer is in the elevated `or full line positionof Fig. 1, and aperture 58 is used when the wringer is in the lowered or dottedline position of'Fig. 1. The lever 50 is urgedv to said locking positions by compression s ring 60.

' 'When lt e wrmgeris .in its'lowered posiltion it hangs ina vertical plane alongslde the tub 61 and adjacent to the wall 62 of .the cabinet.l The cabinet is closed up by placing a cover (notshown) over its upper edge.

It then possesses a very neat appearance and `may-be used as .a tablesince the wringeris not in the way. A minimum space is occupied, and all parts are protected rom 55! dirt and the action of the air, while the drive mechanism in inoperative whereby danger of accidentis eliminated. The nesting casings at all times house the gearing, protecting the drive lmechanism and preventing injury to ,pfrsons -by contact with the moving parts.

` e wringer is conveniently locked in elevated or lowered position and, as its downward movement .occurs in the plane in which the rollers lie, but a small space for the i wringer is needed between the vtub cabinet wall.

and the 1 elevated to its lowered position.'

The present embodiment of the invention may be modified in various ways and a Substantial range of e uivalents is contemplated within the scope o the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. 4In mechanism of the class described, a

cabinet, a wringer mechanism mountedin a frame, means pivoting thewringer rame'at a point inside the cabinet and below its upper f vedge in such manner that the wringer may be swung' in the plane of the body .of ,the wringer from an elevated positionl where it extends above the top voi? the cabinet to a' lower positionwhere it is below the top of the cabinet, means for selectively locking the wringer in each of said positions, and means in the cabinet adapted to deliver power to i the wringer when the wringer is in its ele-l lower position where it is below the top of the cabinet, means for selectively locking the vwringer in each of said positions, means in ^the`cabinet .adapted to-deliver power to the wringer when the wringer is in its elevated position, and means automatically disconnected from the wringer as it moves from its 3. In mechanism of the class described, a,

cabinet, a vertical power shaft extending upward in the cabinet toward its top,'a wringer frame normally extendingvertically 'of the cabinety parallel to said power shaft, means pivoting said wringer ,frame on an axis at right angles to the power shaft so that the I wringer can be swung from said vertical.

position t a position in which the frame is horizontal and thewringer is below the upper edge of the cabinet, a wringer mechanism carriedby the wringer frame, means detach- "ably locking the wringer frame inr each of said positions, and means driven by said power shaft for driving the wringer mechanism Iwhen the' wringer is in its upright position.

4. In mechanism of the 'class described, a.l

cabinet, a vertical power shaft extending upward in the cabinet toward its top, a wringer frame normally extending vertically of the cabinet parallel to said power shaft, means pivoting said wringer frame on an axis kat. right angles to the power shaft so that the wringer `can be swung from said vertical position to position in which the frame is orlzontal and the wringer is below the upper edge of the cabinet, a wringer mechanism carried bythe wringer frame, means detachably locking the wringer frame in each I of said positions and means driven by said power shaft for driving the wringer mechanism when the wringer is in its upright position, Said power shaft and wringer being automaticall disconnected us the wringer moves from 1ts upperto its lower position.

5. A power-driven Wringer comprising a vertical drive shaft provided with e bevel gear at the upper end thereof, a bearingsupport for the shaft, a frame and a wringer carried by said frame pivotally disposed on said support whereby the Wringer may be moved from an upper position of use to a llower position of non-use, a second bevel gear supported by the frame and operatively connected with the wringer to operate it and moving with the wringer to engage or disf engage the bevel gea-r on the drive shaft as the wrnger is moved to its upper lor to its lower position.

In Witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 17th day of April, 1923.

HALSEY D. PAYNE. ALVIN W. DE CLERQUE. SIDNEY T. SJOBERG. 

